Chapter 1697

The next day, Qi Haoyang and the others spent it on Longshe Shan, eating together and getting acquainted.

Huang Yan dared not speak the whole time, afraid that saying the wrong thing would upset those madams; there weren't just one or two madams on site, but four, and at this moment his admiration for his master was like a river, endless.

Qi Haoyang reminded him, if you can stay silent, do so; otherwise, if you say the wrong thing, it'll be trouble.

In response, they sensibly kept silent.

At night, Huang Yan returned to his room and finally dared to speak, immediately asking Qi Haoyang, "Senior Brother, how many women does Master have?"

Qi Haoyang blinked, instinctively shook his head, and said, "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Huang Yan asked in shock; this answer left him unsure what to say, since even Qi Haoyang didn't know—he's the eldest senior brother and the master's son, yet he doesn't know how many women the master has.

"It's true; I also don't know how many women my father has, because many of his women aren't around, some I've never even seen, and besides, I don't know whether he's found other women after the ones I've met, such as Tianlian Zhenren and Xinran Zhanglao—these two only became his women later."

"So I also want to know exactly how many women my father has," Qi Haoyang said truthfully.

Huang Yan blinked, his eyes widened in disbelief.

It's truly shocking—Master really has many women, each a handful, yet they all get along without fighting, which is astonishing; Huang Yan finds even one woman enough to give him a headache, let alone taking a second.

Compared to the master, he falls far short in every way; Huang Yan is genuinely convinced and admiring of his master.

"Hiss." Huang Yan sucked in a breath of cold air, then began calculating: "I've only met the four current madams, each not simple, especially Madam Shang Hongchen, who feels terrifying to me."

"You're wrong, Junior Brother Huang Yan; the most fearsome isn't Madam Shang Hongchen but Madam Shang Hongxue—she's the woman Father loves most, also his formally wedded wife, the true wife, whose status no other woman can match."

Qi Haoyang shook his head and told Huang Yan who the truly dangerous person is; Madam Shang Hongchen looks frightening only on the surface—she's strong outside but weak within, and actually isn't scary.

It's that smiling Madam Shang Hongxue who is truly the most dangerous; offending her really can get you killed.

As for Madam Shang Hongchen's words, Qi Haoyang isn't particularly worried—at most, things will be as they should be; his mother, Qi Ruohua, has always told him not to offend Madam Shang Hongxue, to show the proper respect and attitude, and not to slack off.

As for Madam Shang Hongchen, it doesn't matter; anything goes.

Mother would never deceive her, nor would she… trap him.

"What's the relationship between Madam Shang Hongxue and Madam Shang Hongchen?" Huang Yan seized the point; both bear the surname Shang, and their names are similar, so from the names alone you can tell their relationship isn't simple.

Qi Haoyang said, "They're sisters—Shang Hongchen is the elder sister, Shang Hongxue the younger."

Regarding those matters of Father, Qi Haoyang still knows them, especially Madam Shang Hongchen's maneuvers and Madam Shang Hongxue's love for Chen Chuyang, which no other woman can match—she followed him when he had nothing and believed in him.

In this regard, Madam Shang Hongchen falls short; this is also why Qi Haoyang especially respects Madam Shang Hongxue—a woman who can bear everything and stay with you, that would be wonderful.

In this world of the strong devouring the weak, to encounter such a woman is rare and precious; Qi Haoyang also hopes to meet someone like her, a pity.

"Damn, Master is that amazing?" Huang Yan widened his eyes, full of envy.

The master truly lives up to the title; in this regard, he can't compare.

"About this matter, don't go asking around randomly, especially don't ask your Senior Brother Qinglian; if you're not afraid of a beating, you can go ask him." Qi Haoyang gave a reminder.

Huang Yan nodded repeatedly: "I know."

He's not an idiot; such things naturally shouldn't be asked about randomly, and he won't—it's the master's affair, and also Senior Brother Qinglian's.

Curiosity aside, there must be secrets he doesn't know in there; Huang Yan doesn't want to get beaten, so he didn't keep asking, planning to ask Senior Brother Qi Haoyang slowly later—perhaps he'll naturally learn the inside story.

Meanwhile, Chen Qinglian stayed by his mother's side, recounting many things, talking about his own affairs, and also curiously asking his mother; when he learned that his mother had given birth to another daughter, he was very excited.

The appearance of his younger sister Chen Qingning allows his mother to miss him less, focusing her body and mind on the sister, and he likewise no longer needs to constantly worry about his mother.

"Mother, is the little sister cute?"

"Of course she's cute." Madam Shang Hongxue smiled: "Your little sister takes after me, not your father."

"That's best." Chen Qinglian nodded, agreeing; if the sister resembled their father, she might not be so cute.

From the sister's matters they moved on to others, discussing Xinran Zhanglao and her affairs; the mother showed no reaction, and from this Chen Qinglian understood her mother's view—in this regard, the mother never intervenes, not because she doesn't want to but because she can't bear it, so she lets Chen Chuyang come and go as he pleases.

The mother had no objections, so Chen Qinglian naturally wouldn't speak recklessly; this is the parents' affair, and he just needs to be a good son at ease.

Another day passed, Huang Yan and the others returned, having gained much; each received a fair share of goods, and Chen Chuyang hadn't stinted on giving them pills—everyone got a portion. After seeing off his son Chen Qinglian, Chen Chuyang and company should also leave.

This time, they'd spent too long in Tianwai; staying longer wouldn't be good.

Thus, on that very night, they went back.

On Longshe Shan, peace returned once more; Qinglong Daoren reappeared, gazing at Tianlian Zhenren and Xinran Zhanglao, and gave a slight nod.

One month passed.

Inside the Corpse Refining Sect.

The first corpse general, Jiang Tiansheng, erupted in bodily force, corpse qi swirling around him; inside the coffin, the blue-eyed corpse king was covered in fresh blood, all of it human blood, and beneath the coffin lay a massive formation with various corpses hung upon it.

Those corpses had blood flowing, dyeing the formation red and staining the surroundings.

Blood qi, killing qi, and corpse qi mingled together.

"Refinement."

Wails, screams, and roars mixed together, becoming the only sound in this place.

Those departed souls, unwilling to be devoured, wanted to escape the formation and flee this place.

But they couldn't leave the formation; all became food for the blue-eyed corpse king.

The coffin lid opened, the blue-eyed corpse king opened its huge maw, devouring those remnant souls and all the blood; its body began to change—blue fur grew luxuriant, fangs lengthened, and its whole appearance turned ferocious.

"Roar."

Blue-eyed Corpse King roared angrily to the heavens, the Formation could not restrict his voice, and that Formation broke.

Boom—

Thunder rumbled in the distance, the heavenly tribulation, sensing his presence, began preparing to destroy his existence.